Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-08-27

Four Mile was visited by a hail storm
nring the latter part Of last week
which inflicted serious damage upon
in that locality. The hail belt
was not to exceed a half mile 10 width,
but within the belt ruin to crops is said
have been complete. AS usual no
damage was done in Clusters immediate
"Well Heeled." From the finest
French kid to the coarse old govern
ment. We keep as fine line Of shoes as
you can find anywhere. Mems Ladies,
Misses and Childrens'. Try our School
shoe. w. j. Wood & Co.,
Red Front, Buffalo Gap.
Robert 4. Talent, the first white boy
hat ever sat foot on Black Hills soil,
was married at Rapid City on Thursday
Of last week to Miss Ada Strohm, who
was also a resident of that place. May
Robert and Ada enjoy the full measure
Of happiness wished them by their
many friends, among whom the CHRoN-
desires to be included.
If you want anything in the line of
fancy and staple groceries,
iron and glassware, mining sup
plies, farm implements, iron, steel, etc,
ETC., go to Cochran's, the cheapest house
in the Black Hills.
And now the Oelrichs Times is piping
loud for FIVE commissioners, claiming
that the southeastern part Of that coun'
ty, under the present arrangement, is
left practically without representation.
The Times makes a good showing on
paper, but it is nevertheless highly
probable that its efforts will be vain,
and without satisfactory results
"A Thing Of Beauty is a JOY forever
it, u Beauty Flour" makes the
cake and bread too /; only $3.50 per hun
dred. Every sack warranted. w. J,
Wood & Co., Red Front, Buffalo Gap.
The repair and decorative work upon
the court house. now bordering upon
completion, is being continued, and the
building, which by reason of having
been SO long neglected, had become an
eyesore to the community, now com
pares favorably, in point beauty o,
finish and perfection Of appointments
with any public building in the terri
tory.
Fruit Season." and Putting up Fruit
Well cut this out and show our neigh
bors that We can get l5 pounds Xtra {
sugar, and ID pounds granulated sugar
for $l.00. w. J. Wood & Co.,
Buffalo Gap.
Work has been resumed on the Til
Reef group of mines near Hill City
The property belongs to the Harney
Peak company and will be extensivel,
developed the coming season.-Pioneer
The Pioneer is a little, say about l.
miles off in the location Of this valuabl,
group Of mines, which We had hilbert,
supposed everybody knew was only
mile from Custer.
William Carter, who was arrested b,
Deputy Sheriff Ross at Rapid, charged
with horse stealing, waived an examina
ton on Tuesday. His bond was tixe,
at $500, which failing to secure, he wa
remandsd to Jail, where he now await
the arrival of his father who lives il
Rapid Valley, and who he claims vii
deposit the amount of cash named il
the bond.
Quite a number Of Custer resident
departed ON Saturday and Monday 70
the plum patches in the foothills, wher,
this tempting fruit is said to abound il
great ~profusion and pronounced maturi
ty. Plum picking presents many at
fractions to city residents, who are onl,
occasionally permitted to enjoy rura
scenes, but the almost incessant rains O
the present week, we are inclined t
believe, would rob a trip of this char
acter Of many of its romantic features.
The feeling Of Encouragement which
has prevailed in this community, as
result of the late Anglo-American til
fasco, which is believed to have beer
largely due to the infamous letters o
Tom White to the London papers, la
been measurably relieved by the arriva
Of Mr. A. l.. Sivyer, Supt. of the TIL
Mountain company, with assurances o
the early inauguration Of a new anC
promising tin industry in our immediate
vicinity.
The funeral of Miss Mary +. Butler, Of
place, which occurred on Sunday
last, was probably the largest ever wit
messed in this city. The Congregational
church in which the funeral sermon wa.